Coal scuttle



Dec. 8, 1931. M. R. ROSS I 1,835,241

COAL SCUTTLE Filed Dec. 16, 1929 ZSheetS-Sh'eet 1 Zhwentor Malcolm E. E068 Wag. 9 g- C M. R. ROSS COAL SGUTTLE Dec. 8, 1931.

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Patented Dec. 8, 1931 'om'rso s mrss T ENT' onion MALCOLM ROSE ROSS,'-OFIMAGO1\T,GEORGIA oonr.v scum/run Application filed December 16, 1929. Serial No. 41 L504.

quantity ofcoal-in an attractive manner and in such a "way as to enable the 'coal to be readily withdrawn from the device. 7 li further object of the invention is to providezanimproved coal'scuttle in which the 15 jfilling of the scuttle may be carried out in an expeditious and clean manner, and 1n whic'hprovision of an improved leverage arrangementfiis "made for raising the exit door ofthe-scuttle.

With "the foregoing and other objects'in vieW, the in-vention will be more fully described herein'after, and willbe more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto. V

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer "to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, s Figure 1 is a perspective view from one sideo'f aniinprovedcoal scuttle constructed 0 according "to the present invention,

Figure Q is a-siinilar view taken from the opposite sideof the scuttle, v

gure 3 is a perspective view of the coal bucket separated from'the scuttle,

Figure 4 is a vertical central sectional view takenthrougjh :the assembled device,

Figuret isa vertical cross sectional-view taken on the "line 5-5 in Figure 4, and

Figarefi is a horizontal-section taken on v thelinef'ti-B also in Figure 4. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1O designates generally 7 the scuttle structure which may be made from metal, or ot-her appropriate material, and consistof generally rectangular receptacle of appropriate height, breadth and depth, and :fovme'd atits lower forward portion with "an extension 11; The device may be sup- 550 sported on mum :12, if desired, to facilitate hinged or other door 14.

its inovement over the floor or supporting surface.

The coal or other fuel is introduceddt the top ofthe'receptacle or column 10. A hinged cover 13 is preferably provided toolose this upper'end of the receptacle 10. The'coal is withdrawn from the upper portion -of the extension 11' which is normally closed by a The upper free edgeof the receptacle provided with a wireor rod reinforcing 15, about which the upper edge "16 of the metal is rolled to provide a bead effect of great strength, against which thecov'er 13 is adapt-v ed to close and upon which the cover is supported. The cover may 'be provided with a flangeo'r bead 17 projecting downwardly therefrom and inwardly-of the edges of the cover, in order to fit'wi'thin the'loea'd' lti. The

cover 13'may be raisedby grasping a glassor other handle 1"8carried thereby. The cover may be hinged to the rod 1'5at 'on'eside, as by rolling the metal of the cover about {the rod 15. It is obvious that the'cover may 'be, mounted in other appropriate nlanner.

Now the extension 11 is iprovided with a sloping opening having-a beaded and reinforced edge 19, against which the door '14 is adapted to close, and this door is provided with flanges or be'ads'QO adapted to "fit within the rolled and reinforced edge 19. The door 14 is hinged, as indicated 21, to the lower edge'of the front wall o f the receptacle 10; the free lower edge 'of the door i l-carrying a diagonallydisposed fiange- 22 for overlapping the-front wall 230i the extension portion.

As shown in Figure4,the bott0m2 l d fthe receptacle 1O 'isprovided with a slopiingforward portion 25, which merges with :the upper edgeof the extension front wall 28.

As shown more particularly in Figure 1, thedoor 14 is adap'tedto beraised through the action of the operators foot,'and for t'his purpose, a leverage arrangement is carried by the side 'wallof the'scu-ttle, such levera 'e arrangement including a foot lever 26 ful- =cru-n1ed at 27 upon the side wallof the receptacle 10 and having at its forward free end a right angular-fly projecting piece 28 '10 is V serving as a foot pedal or a troadle. This lever 26 at its intermediate part is guided in a metal or other strap 29 affixed in any appropriate manner to the side wall 10 of the scuttle. To the lever 26 between the guide 29 and the forward piece 28 is pivotally connected a link 30, having its other end pivotally coupled to a crank or arm 31 on the pintle of the hinge 21.

Now, as shown in Figure 3, a coal bucket is provided in connection with the scuttle for the purpose of easily and cleanly filling the same. This bucket comprises a body portion 32 having an open upper end in which to load the coal or other fuel and provided with a hinged bottom 33, the hinged joint of which is indicated at 34; such hinged joint being located at the base of the. rear wall of the body 32 which is preferably substantially rectangular to agree with the contour of the receptacle 10, although the coal bucket will be of smaller dimensions in order to fit slidably down within the receptacle 10, as indicated in Figures 4 and 5. The upper and lower edges of the bucket 32 are rolled, as indicated at 35 and 36, about wire rods or other reinforces, and the edge of the bottom 33 is also preferably rolled in a similar manner as indicated at 37.

The bottom 33 may be kept in a permanently closed position by use of the latch rod 38 slidably and rotatably mounted in the guides or straps 39 and 40 provided upon the front wall of the coal bucket 32. The upper end of the rod 38 is provided with a ring or handle 41 by which such rod may be manipulated from a point above the scuttle. Adjacent the handle 41 is an ofi'set portion 42 in the rod for the purpose of engaging over the reinforced bead at the upper edge of the front wall of the bucket, whereby to retain the rod 33 in the raised position and hold the bottom 333 closed. The lower end portion of the rod is provided with an outwardly extending offset 43 to extend about the reinforce 37 of the hinged bottom 33, and with a latch foot 44 for engaging beneath such hinged bottom 33. In this connection, attention is called to Figure 4.

The coal bucket 32 may be carried by the use of a roller or other handle 45 carried on a bail 46 which is connected to the ears 47 afiixed to the sides of the coal bucket 32. These ears 4'? preferably have intermediate shoulders 48 which extend outwardly beyond the sides of the coal bucket and beyond the sides of the reinforced edges 35 for the purpose of engaging the reinforced edges 16 of the side walls of the coal scuttle 10, as indicated in Figure 5. The inner strap portions 49 of the ears are preferably disposed inside of the coal bucket 32 and are affixed thereto, as by riveting, or in any other appropriate manner.

In the use of the device, the coal scuttle is rolled or otherwise moved to a position adjacent a stove, furnace, or the like, and it is tilled with coal or other fuel by means of the bucket 32. This bucket 32 is removed to the coal bin while it is in the condition shown in Figure 3, with its bottom closed and locked. Coal is thereupon shovelled into the bucket 32, and the bucket is afterwards carried by its bail handle to the coal scuttle; the cover 13 of the latter being raised, as indicated in Figure 4, and the bucket 32 slipped down within the receptacle 10 until the shoulders 48 rest upon the side walls of the receptacle 10, as shown in Figure 5, at which time the bottom 33 will have arrived at such position relatively to the bottom 24 of the receptacle and its extension that, when such hinged bottom 33 is dropped to the position desig nated in dotted lines in Figure 4, the lower free edge of the hinged bottom will be arrested by the permanent bottom 24, holding the hinged bottom 33 in a position of inclination such as will divert the coal falling by gravity through the opened bottom outwardly and into the extension portlon of the. scuttle beneath the withdrawing door 14 where it may be readily shovelled out.

This automatic arrangement of throwing the fuel forwardly into the extension in the act of filling the scuttle also provides ample space within the scuttle column 10 for receiving the remainder of the contents of the bucket 32. The arrangement may be such that the scuttle will hold twice the capacity of the bucket 32, and by the first bucket load being partially transferred into the scuttle extension portion, a completely filled scuttle will be assured, while, at the same time, the scuttle will adequately and completely receive the two complete loads refered to, making it un-' necessary for the operator to have to return any part of the second lead back to the coal bin.

When the bucket is inserted and brought to its position of rest, as shown in Figures 4 and 5, the bottom 33 is dropped by releasing the catch. This is accomplished by first rotating the latch rod 38 through the handle 41, which frees the offset 42 from the head 35, and it also turns the catch part 44 out of engagement.

with the door 33. Owing to the incumbent mass of coal, the door will drop down to the inclined position shown in Figure 4, with the results already explained.

Afterwards, the bucket 32 is withdrawn upwardly out of the scuttle, and the scuttle having been filled, the cover 13 is closed, and the parts assume the position shown in Figure 2.

When it is desired to withdraw coal from the scuttle, the operator places his left foot upon the foot piece 28 and depresses the lever 26 to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, thus acting through the link 30 and the crank 31 to raise the door 14 to the dotted "the construction,

position. A shovel is then inserted through the large diagonal opening in the extension, and guided by the curved part 25 of the bottom of the scuttle, it will takeup the coal which may be fed to the fire in the usual manner. lVhen adequate coal is Withdrawn, the release of the operators foot will enable the door to drop by gravity to the closed position. 7

As shown in Figure 2, a rack may be provided upon one of the Walls oat-the scuttle, such rack having hooks 51 thereon to receive the eyes or rings 52' of suchfire tools 53 as may be necessary. The rack is also provided With slots 54 for receiving the handles 55 of shovels and the like. A guard 56 is provided beneath the rack for preventing tools from scratching the side of the scuttle. The curved bottom part 25 makes the insertion of the shovel easy, and the coal or other.

commodity is easily removed, and if removed can be replaced by the gradual slipping down of the upper load. A

It willbe appreciated that the scuttle is entirely closed by reason of'the flanged arrangement of the cover and door and the reinforced beaded open portions of the scuttle body, so that all. dust is allayed, and the dirt incident to the use of a scuttle is largely avoided. Particularly is this true in the act of filling the scuttle. After filling, the scuttle may be kept closed until the dust has subsided.

It will be obvious that many changes in combination and arrangement of parts could be made, which could be used Without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details, except as particularly pointed out in the claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is An improved coal scuttle, comprising a receptacle open at its upper end and having forward extension with an opening therein, an openable door for said extension opening, a removable cover for the opening of the receptacle, a removable bucket adapted to slide down within said receptacle, said bucket having an openable bottom hinged to a Wall of said bucket, means carried by the bucket adapted to engage the upper edge of the receptacle to arrest the down movement of the bucket to hold the bottom of the bucket elevated above the bottom of the receptacle, and a rotary latch rod carried by the bucket having a handle at one end and a catch for the bottom at the other end, said rod also having an off-set portion to engage the upper edge of the bucket.

MALCOLM ROSE ROSS. 

